objective(s):recently anti-inflammatory effects of antidepressants have been demonstrated. venlafaxine belongs to newer antidepressants with serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibition property. the pain alleviating properties of venlafaxine in different pain models such as neurogenic pain, diabetic neuropathy, and fibromyalgia have been demonstrated. anti-inflammatory effects of venlafaxine a...

A green sonochemical method was developed for preparing silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) in different concentrations of kappa carrageenan (κ-carrageenan). The κ-carrageenan was used as a natural eco-friendly stabilizer, and ultrasonic irradiation was used as a green reducing agent. The number of Ag-NPs increased with increasing κ-carrageenan concentrations. Formation of Ag/κ-carrageenan was determ...

We quantify the hydrodynamic screening length (n) in j-carrageenan solutions by observing restrictions on the diffusion of several pullulan probes, each with a different molecular weight (Mw). The diffusion coefficient of pullulan in a pure solvent (Dpull,0) and a j-carrageenan solution (Dpull) were measured using a pulsed field gradient stimulated spin-echo 1H nuclear magnetic resonance. The h...

BACKGROUND Carrageenan is a traditional ingredient that has been widely used in the food industry. In the present study, we propose a hypothesis that carrageenan is a conditional inflammatory agent. When the intestinal tract is in an "unhealthy" state such as that during bacterial infection or acute inflammation, carrageenan can synergistically enhance the inflammatory response. METHODS BALB/...

BACKGROUND Spinal serotonin (5-HT) receptors 3 (5-HT3R) and 7 (5-HT7R) are differentially involved in facilitatory or inhibitory descending modulation, respectively. Electrophysiological studies of the spinal cord have demonstrated that 5-HT3R is involved in nociception induced by intraplantar injection of formalin, but not carrageenan. In addition, depletion of spinal serotonin has been shown ...

Objective(s): Fluvoxamine is a well-known selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI); Despite its anti-inflammatory effect, little is known about the precise mechanisms involved. In our previous work, we found that IP administration of fluvoxamine produced a noticeable anti-inflammatory effect in carrageenan-induced paw edema in rats. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of fluvoxa...

This study's aim is to characterize aerosolization properties of ciprofloxacin loaded kappa-carrageenan microspheres for pulmonary delivery. Ciprofloxacin-carrageenan by ionotropic gelation were prepared and characterized moisture content, yield, drug loading, efficiency, properties, activity stability. Characteristics showed spherical microspheres, smooth size below 2µm, content <4%, yield ...

The aim of this study was to test antinociceptive properties of venlafaxine in rats with carrageenan-induced pain and inflammation. Pain was provoked with carrageenan (1%) injection into the plantar surface of the rat paw-pad. The effect of venlafaxine on carrageenan-induced mechanical hypersensitivity, mechanical stimulation response (the von Frey monofilament test) as well as the size of carr...

To determine the pharmacological (Anti-inflammatory) potential of in-vitro cultures of Asparagus racemosus. Anti-inflammatory activity of methanolic extracts of shoot, root their calli and genetically transformed shoot culture was performed using carrageenan induced rat paw edema method. The albino rats were treated orally with two dosage (500 or 1000 mg/kg body weight of rats) of drugs, one ho...